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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Iowa · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the highest-poverty public schools in Iowa. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
201Van Buren County Community School District Douds CenterDouds, IAVan Buren County Comm School DistrictElementary29251.0%
202Albert City-Truesdale Elementary SchoolAlbert City, IAAlbert City-Truesdale Comm School DistrictElementary10051.0%
203Dayton CenterDayton, IASoutheast Valley Community School DistrictElementary20051.0%
204Greene County ElementaryJefferson, IAGreene County Comm School DistrictElementary51851.0%
205Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School DistrictElementary62251.0%
206Pleasant View Elementary SchoolWebster City, IAWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary21051.0%
207Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolZearing, IAColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictElementary16950.9%
208Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary37250.8%
209AGWSR Elementary SchoolAckley, IAAGWSR Comm School DistrictElementary22750.7%
210Odebolt Elementary-Ida GroveIda Grove, IAOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School DistrictElementary30850.6%
211Douma Elementary SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary32750.5%
212West Central PK - 8 SchoolMaynard, IAWest Central Comm School DistrictElementary23650.4%
213Schaller-Crestland ElementarySchaller, IASchaller-Crestland Comm School DistrictElementary15950.3%
214CR-B Elementary SchoolCoon Rapids, IACoon Rapids-Bayard Comm School DistrictElementary23350.2%
215Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary SchoolHartley, IAHartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictElementary26150.2%
216Pocahontas Area Elementary SchoolPocahontas, IAPocahontas Area Comm School DistrictElementary26550.2%
217Clark Elementary SchoolLe Mars, IALe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary30150.2%
218Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokee, IACherokee Comm School DistrictElementary46850.0%
219Francis Marion Intermediate SchoolMarion, IAMarion Independent School DistrictElementary32050.0%
220Tri-County Elementary SchoolThornburg, IATri-County Comm School DistrictElementary10250.0%
221West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary55549.9%
222Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33749.9%
223Fahrney ElementaryOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary49049.8%
224Van Allen Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IAMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictElementary36249.7%
225Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, IAMurray Comm School DistrictElementary16549.7%
226North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29249.7%
227Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary51849.6%
228Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary24549.4%
229Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary31249.4%
230Moravia Elementary SchoolMoravia, IAMoravia Comm School DistrictElementary14849.3%
231Eddyville ElementaryEddyville, IAEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDElementary27449.3%
232West Harrison ElementaryMondamin, IAWest Harrison Comm School DistrictElementary12649.2%
233Northstar Elementary SchoolKnoxville, IAKnoxville Comm School DistrictElementary34849.1%
234Little Husky Learning CenterOelwein, IAOelwein Comm School DistrictElementary17349.1%
235Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IAMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictElementary21249.1%
236Schuler Elementary SchoolAtlantic, IAAtlantic Comm School DistrictElementary20649.0%
237Madison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary15349.0%
238Sunset Heights Elementary SchoolWebster City, IAWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary31148.6%
239Carson ElementaryCarson, IARiverside Comm School DistrictElementary13448.5%
240East Early Childhood CtrStorm Lake, IAStorm Lake Comm School DistrictElementary12248.4%
241Ar-We-Va Elementary Community SchoolWestside, IAAr-We-Va Comm School DistrictElementary14148.2%
242Boyden-Hull Elementary SchoolBoyden, IABoyden-Hull Comm School DistrictElementary32248.1%
243Adair-Casey Elementary SchoolAdair, IAAdair-Casey Comm School DistrictElementary16048.1%
244Central Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary34348.1%
245Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary41248.1%
246Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary39648.0%
247McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary42147.7%
248East Mills Elementary SchoolMalvern, IAEast Mills Comm School DistrictElementary21447.7%
249Garfield Elementary SchoolClarinda, IAClarinda Comm School DistrictElementary57347.6%
250North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterMechanicsville, IANorth Cedar Comm School DistrictElementary13947.5%
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